Beauty Must-Have: The Best Sheer Red Lipstick

You're either a smoky eye girl or a red lip girl and before I got heavy, lash-skimming bangs two weeks ago, I was firmly team smoky eye. Lipstick has always just felt harder for daily wear—matte looks great but feels less so and shiny, hydrating ones always inevitably migrate to my teeth or chin. But the bangs complicated things: Without my brows, lids and lashes in the picture, my skin looked too washed-out no matter how much blush I tried to compensate with. Just as I decided to give up my balms and glosses for lipstick, this hybrid landed on my desk and made everything better. It calls itself a lip gel and gives translucent, but substantial color, a jelly-like finish—sheen but not glassy shine, smooth moisture without creaminess—and lasts much longer than any tinted balm I've tried. I haven't decided how long I'll keep the bangs for, but I know this will stick around regardless.

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